The team
To create Ambornetti, professionals and experts from different disciplines were involved, with the aim of creating a unique and innovative project.
Carlo Ferraro
President and General Coordinator
Metalworking entrepreneur, with a passion for technology and computer science, after having worked as an employee in the IT sector, in 2002 he buys some shares of a small steel working company, born as a spin-off of the Prima Industrie. In 2008 he founds his first metalworking company, Laserlam Ltd., and in 2012 Iris Ltd with Manuel Lai. In 2014 he starts thinking about a back to nature project and in 2016 he founds Ambornetti Ltd.
Antonio De Rossi
Architecture Coordinator
Architect e PhD, he is a tenured professor in architecture design and director of the Institute for Mountain Architecture research centre at DAD – Turin Polytechnic University. He carried out several projects, among which the Lou Pourton cultural centre in Ostana. Among his books, “Alpine contemporary architecture” (2012), e “Building in the Alps. 1900 and alpine modernism 1917- 2017” (2014). He lives at the foot of the Cotian Alps, at the entrance of the Waldesian alps.
Manuel Lai
Technical Coordinator
Engineer, he graduated in 1994 in Chemical Engineering, with a dissertation on waste recovery. He starts his career at Fiat Research Centre, where he deals with innovation and technologies. After 18 years he founds Iris Ltd, where he develops and patents a domestic system for water and waste treatment (Green plasma Hot/Cold). In the last two years he has worked with the most important European entities that deal with research, innovation, technology and engineering, for project concerning additive manufacturing.
Valeria Condorelli
Sales & marketing
She graduated in “Management of Tourist Business Administration”, a Master degree in “Economics of the Tourism Industry” at Bocconi, she has worked in the tourist sector for nearly 20 years.
Between 2004 and 2007 she was in charge of the opening of Bulgari hotel in Milan, between 2007 and 2012 she was a consultant in the hotel field for hotel chains and independent owners, since 2014 she has been Sales & Marketing manager at Allegroitalia.
Pietro Vergano
Restaurant coordinator
Sommelier, restauranteur, entrepreneur, Sommelier, ristoratore, imprenditore. Great wine and culinary excellence connoisseur.
Ten years ago he comes up with “Ristorante Consorzio”, one of the great prides of gastronomic Turin, a crazy neo tavern where innovation and tradition are joint, immediately prized by Slow Food with a snail, the highest award given to restaurants that best embody Slow Food principles, and Michelin guide, with Bib Gourmand.
Simona Nocifora
Communication coordinator
Journalist, has 20 years’ experience in “Alpitour World”, the biggest Italian tourism group, where, for more than 10 years she directed the company press and PR office, dealing both with corporate projects, developing communication strategies for all brands, with a focus on tour operating and aviation area. She followed the launch project of 787 Dreamliner for “Neos” airline and since 2015 she is the Editor-in-chief of its on-board magazine.